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Syngenta Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietVC firm

Series CSeries BSeries DHardwareSoftware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 19 on record
Since the last cheque739days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$19MRounds led1 of 19Mostly inUnited States, 65%
Pitch Syngenta Ventures

Syngenta Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    19 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series B: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
HardwareSoftware
Based in
Basel, Switzerland
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances

  1. 2024

    1 round

  2. Oct
    AgrolendSeries C · BR · SP Ventures$53MLed
  3. 2019

    2 rounds

  4. Jul
    AgrividaUS · FinSMEs$20MWith 6 others
  5. Mar
    StableSeed · GB · Finextra$6.0MWith 3 others
  6. 2018

    1 round

  7. Jan
    PrecisionHawkUS · FinSMEs$75MWith 9 others
  8. 2017

    3 rounds

  9. Dec
    Asilomar BioSeries B · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 2 others
  10. Sept
    GreenLight BiosciencesSeries D · US · FinSMEs$18MWith 5 others
  11. Mar
    BoragenSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 9 others
  12. 2016

    1 round

  13. Feb
    AgTech Accelerator$20MWith 9 others
  14. 2015

    6 rounds

  15. Aug
    AgBiomeSeries B · US$35MWith 1 other
  16. Aug
    IllumitexSeries C · US$16MWith 5 others
  17. Jul
    Greenlight BiosciencesSeries C · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  18. Jun
    BrandtoneSeries D · IE$21MWith 4 others
  19. Feb
    AgriMetisSeries A$7.3MWith 1 other
  20. Jan
    Planet LabsSeries C · US$70MWith 13 others
  21. 2014

    4 rounds

  22. Oct
    IllumitexDebt · US$4.0MWith 6 others
  23. Aug
    Agworld Pty LtdSeries C · AU$5.6MWith 2 others
  24. Jan
    BrandtoneSeries C · IE$18MWith 2 others
  25. Jan
    MetabolonSeries E · US$15MWith 4 others
  26. 2012

    1 round

  27. Oct
    Agworld Pty LtdSeries B · AU$4.1MWith 1 other

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The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Syngenta Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

ARCH Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesVC firm2rounds togetherApex Venture PartnersGrowth equity2rounds togetherCultivian SandboxVC firm2rounds togetherGates FoundationInstitutional LP2rounds togetherHarris & Harris GroupGrowth equity2rounds togetherHatteras Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherMorgan Creek Capital ManagementVC firm2rounds togetherMousse PartnersFamily office2rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm2rounds togetherUnilever VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherVerlinvestFamily office2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Syngenta Ventures put money into.

Agrolend$53M · Oct 2024Agrivida$20M · Jul 2019Stable$6.0M · Mar 2019PrecisionHawk$75M · Jan 2018GreenLight Biosciences$18M · Sept 2017

Quick answers about Syngenta Ventures

What does Syngenta Ventures invest in?

Syngenta Ventures invests most often at Series C and Series B (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Hardware and Software.

How active is Syngenta Ventures?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2024.

What has Syngenta Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Agrolend (Series C, Oct 2024), Agrivida (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019) and Stable (Seed, Mar 2019).

How big are Syngenta Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

Does Syngenta Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 19 investments on record (5%).

Where does Syngenta Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (65%), Ireland (12%) and Australia (12%).

Is Syngenta Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2024.

Who does Syngenta Ventures invest alongside?

Most often ARCH Venture Partners (2 rounds together), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (2 rounds together) and Apex Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

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